Bible Basics
What does the word "Bible" mean?
Little Books
What was one of the greatest archeological finds that showed that the Biblical texts were accurately copied and preserved over centuries?
The Dead Sea Scrolls
What does the word "Pentateuch" mean?
Five Scrolls
What does the Hebrew word "Khata," often translated as "sin," really mean?
Missing the Mark
Who may the Angel of the LORD really be?
God or a pre-incarnate Christ
Where in the world are the Biblical events set?
The Ancient Near East
What did the Masoretes to the Biblical text that older Hebrew writings did not have?
Vowels (Pointed Text)
What does the word "Torah" mean?
Instruction
What does the word "Genesis" mean?
Generation or Birthing
What is a Covenant?
A pact between God and a person/people which includes a promise from God
What three languages was the Bible originally written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek (Koine)
What is the difference between word-for-word translations and thought-for-thought translations?
Word-for-word - trying to get as close to the original languages as possible
Thought-for-thought - trying to capture the meaning of biblical passages in easier-to-understand English
What is the Koine Greek translation of the Hebrew texts that the New Testament writers would have referenced?
The Septuagint
What did God promise in the Noahic Covenant?
Never to flood the earth again
What does the name "Israel" mean?
Striving with God
What does the word "Testament" mean?
Covenant
What is the manuscript that was copied during the medieval period and serves as the basis for nearly all modern translations of the Old Testament?
The Masoretic Text
What is the general name for an official, fixed collection of books determined to be divinely authoritative.
Canon
What is the underlying temptation beneath all sin?
The desire to be like God in the wrong way or to become a god
Who are the three Patriarchs?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
What does the word "Scripture" mean?
Sacred Writings
What is the comparison and analysis of ancient manuscripts to reconstruct the original form of the document?
Textual Criticism
What is the name of the additional books that can be found in Catholic Bibles and Orthodox Bibles but not in the Hebrew Bible and Protestant Bibles?
What gives human begins equal and intrinsic value?
Being created in the Image of God
What are the three promises God makes in the Abrahamic Covenant?
Abraham would have many descendants
God would give Abraham and his descendants a land
Abraham and his descendants will be a blessing to the other nations